# German Ifo and Eurozone PMI Go back to [[Economics main page]] Most Important -> Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (#PMI) Much like was mentioned in [[The importance Of Economic Reports]] as being Jason's single favourite report for reading the economy. It also comes up in [[China PMI]]. Also has a break even of 50 Even if it's above 50 a sharp drop is bad news Ifo --> Information und Forschung - Current business situation - Six-month outlook - *Economic sentiment number (average of 1 and 2)* - (no break-even number) German economy = 20% of the Eurozone economy Ifo tends to impact global markets Top two indicators are the ones in the title